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Q130110: DriveSpace May Not Mount Removable Media Automatically

Article: Q130110
Product(s): Microsoft Windows 95.x Retail Product
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Last Modified: 17-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows 95 
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SYMPTOMS
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You may not be able to access the DriveSpace volume on a compressed PCMCIA hard
disk, compressed floppy disk, or other compressed removable media. Windows
Explorer (or My Computer) may display only the host drive on a recently inserted
media device.

CAUSE
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DriveSpace does not automatically mount compressed removable media devices
unless a compression driver is loaded in memory. If there are no compressed
drives in your computer, the DriveSpace driver is not loaded until you run
DriveSpace.

RESOLUTION
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To mount the compressed volume on a removable media device, follow these steps:

1. Start DriveSpace.

2. Click the drive that contains the compressed volume.

3. On the Advanced menu, click Mount.


Additional query words: doublespace dblspace cvf automount

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Technology        : kbWin95search kbZNotKeyword3

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